Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27

by care al investigation will be proven I'd
be prolific field for artesIsn wells. 1t i,
all question of relative altitude of the
digging point and the receiving straits, in
this limited district 4 few miles east
the 'White rock" formation underlying
Dallas must be bored through in addition
/ TO the Fort Worth strata, and I doubt If
the water from the Upper Cross TimDers
has sufficient head for that region a few
! miles west OF this line the surface is also
I too high to expect flow.
/ West of the Upper Cross Timbers
/ il is hopeless to endeavOr 10 ind arteslan
/ water from this source, as the costly ex-
pertinent OF Cisco's plucky citizens has
shown, where they aug 1900 feet. out
below these sandy strata and found no
water whatever.
OTHER ARTEsIAN WE'LL AREAS.
Although the area in which the Fort
Worth wells are situated is comparatively
limited, there are other areas in which
good wells can be found. The PecOs city
wells probably have their fountain head
il the Guadalupe mountains, or probably
in the Rockies themselves. OF course
with no knowledge Whateye. OF the STRAIT
igrsphys or geology Of the area, no one
can say within what limits to bore FOR
W.ter there. 1t is probable that the area
is large one however.
Another ares where artesisn wells can
be found with good water near the surface
Is fifty or sixty miles east OF the Lower
Cross timbers, which constitute the re
Ceinyig reservoirs.
a study Of the geological conditions
you'd reveal several more areas where
water can or cannot be obtained OF
course every intelligent citizen knows
that individuals cannot undertake this
costly and general geologic work, and
that it is the most sacred duty of the
state q Texas TO carry out the under
tskiRg. The readers Of THE GAZETTE
will remember that the members of the
lower house Of the Legislature, including
Representatives Newton OF Tsrrsut,
Christian berry OF Hill, Mills and Fender
CAST Of MCLennsn, Smith of BOsqUe and
Bell of Cooke, whose districts lie in the
known Fort Worth artesIsn area diss-
greed with me in this opinion by their
votes, md have no further inclination
to persuade them.
The amount Of water OJtaiua5le at Fort
Worth can better be calculated ~ Citi-
lens better acquainted with the number
OF wells and rate Of decrease OK tJw when
new ones are dug. The average rainfall .
on the receiving strata, not counting the
last two dTOUthy years, is about twenty .
one inches. Determine the area of eX-
Posure, and the possibility and future Of
these wells can easily be told.
believe the city Of Fort Worth gy
digging g number of these wells, together
with proper receiving reservoirs in the .
Trinity valley, and distributing reservoirs I
on the high hills, could nave g superb .
supply of water that would make il me .
CREST commercial city of Interior Texas .
The city of BroOBIyn, on Long Island,
with 500, 900 population receives its sup.
ply Of water from surface wells on the
same principle, and the city Of Fort .
Worth could easily be supplied with It's
.Sr superior srtesian facilities
ROBERT I. HILL.
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